Cops hunt suspect in attempted rape

UPPER DARBY — A township woman kicked and punched her way out of the grips of a rapist Sunday night, officials said.

The attacker fled after neighbors on the street responded to her screams for help and called police.

“She got beat up pretty bad and had to go to the hospital,” police Superintendent Michael Chitwood said of the woman who was attacked at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday on the 200 block of Glencoe Road.

“She was walking home from 69th Street when a man walked up and hit her in the face,” Chitwood said. “They struggled and she was screaming for help. She said, ‘Take what you want, but don’t hurt me.’ He didn’t want her money, he was trying to rape her. She ran and he chased after her, pulling her to the ground by her hair. He got on top of her and tried to put his hand down the back of her pants, but she fought him off.”

He fled when residents on the street heard her screams for help and opened their doors and called 911.

The assailant was described as a black male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 210 pounds, wearing a black hoodie.

The victim, in her 40s, was treated for extensive facial injuries, including cuts and a swollen eye, at Delaware County Memorial Hospital.

Police were canvassing the neighborhood Monday for video surveillance of the incident and ask witnesses to call 610-734-7677 with any information.